Pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus



Jan. 3, 1933. L, SIMJIAN 1,893,211

POSE REFLECTING SYSTEM FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed Oct. 21. 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 3, 1933. slMJlAN 1,893,211

POSE REFLECTING SYSTEM FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed 001;. 21, 1927 2 ShGGtS-SIIGGL 2 Patented Jan. 3, 1933 UNITED STATES rurnnn o. SIMJIAN, or NEw AVEN, oonnncrrcur rosn-nnrnnorms SYSTEM ron rno'roermrnro APPARATUS Application filed October 21, 1927. Serial Ive/227,731.

This invention relates to an improvement in pose-reflecting systems for photographic apparatus, and particularly to pose-reflecting systems designed for use in connection '5 with automatic and semi-automatic photo- 7 graphic machines, though not so limited.

The object of this invention is to provide a pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus whereby a person being photo graphed is enabled to obser before photograph is taken, the reflection of substantially the identical profile or semi-profile of himself which the camera will record i when the same is operated.

invention further consists in a'posereflecting system for photographic apparatus characterized as above and having provision for reducing the reflected image to such proportions asto be readilyobserved or taken in at agl'ance by the poser.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a schematic view in horizontal section ofone form which my invention may 7 assume; a

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig.1; a

Fig. 3 is a broken schematic view in horizontal section corresponding I generally to F 1, but showinganother form which my 7 inventionmay assume.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing still another form which. av pose-reflecting system constructed'in' accordance with myinvention mayassume; u i

Fig. 5 is a similar view showinga third fo'rmwhich my invention may assume.

.In carrying out my invention as herein shown, I employ a pair of corresponding obliquely-disposed image-deflecting mirrors 10 positioned slightly forward of a camera lens 11 and respectively located on opposite sides andclosely adjacent to the axisthereof. "The s'aid'le'ns '11 forms a feature of, and represents for purposesof description,

the-.lens-system, whatever its character, of

a camera 12, which latter may be or" any aption. 1 a a The parts of my improved pose-reflecting system are duplicated upon the respective fleeting-mirrors 10 an image-reducinglens15,

' or observed at a glance by the person posing Directly ba'ckof thecentral opening 17in the shield 16 I locatean image-reducing lens roved type and requires no detailed descrip V opposite sidesof the axis=of the lens 11 of the cainera12, so thata description of the elements on one side of the said axis will suffice'for, both.

Each of the obliquely-disposed image-defleeting mirrors; 1O is positioned to, deflect the image.- which it receives of the person to. be photographed (represented 'atl3) upon a sight-mirror 1 1' located forward of its complementary image-deflecting mirror-10 and relatively distant from the axis of the lens 11.

I As shownin Figs. 1 and 2, I interpose between the. person 13 and each of the image-decommonly known as a minus lens, which functions to reduce the image received bythe said image-deflecting mirror an'dhence the. 'image refiected the sight-mirror to such proportions that it may be readily taken in in the'said sight-mirror.

In .front of the elements of my improved. pose-reflecting system-proper I locate a substantially semicircular shield 16, which is formed with a central opening 17 in line with the lens 11 of the camera 12, and on each of the opposite sidesof the opening 17 just mentioned with a passage 18 arranged in line with the respective image-reducing lenses 15 and image defiecting mirrors lOaforesaid; Nea'r ea'chof its opposite ends the said shield is also formed Witha sight-opening 19 located in line with the adjacent sight-mirrors '14 respectively. Y

20,and back of the latter, in turn, I locate a movable mirror 21 adapted to move'vertically in a pair of guide-channels 22'respectively located on the opposite sides of the said, mirror and engaging its opposite edges. About midway of its length the said mirror 21v is formed with a rectangular aperture 23, which is'normally out of line with the lens 11 of the'camera- 12 but movable into registration therewith, as willhereinafter appear.

The shield 16, above described, serves to prevent any image from reaching the mirrors 10 and 21 other than those which they may receivethrough the openings 17 and-18 re-- 100 spectively, so that the said mirrors are each prevented from reflecting two images, which would be the case in the absence of the shield.

The aperturedmirror 21 above referred to forms the subject-matter of a separate application filed October 11, 1927, Serial No. 225,442, and is of itself not claimed herein, but only in combination with the other elements ofmy present invention, with which it co-operates' to enablea person to be photo- 7 graphed to observe, before'his photograph is taken, a reflectionof either the full-face im;

age or profile-image of himself which the camera 12 will record when operated; g V In the use of my improved pose-reflecting system, the person-to be photographed positions himself in frontof the central image a reducing lens 20 and mirror 21,so that he may see in the said mirror a reflection of himself in -"full-face or near-'full-face. If the sitter prefers ajprofile orsemi-profile' view of him-' self,"hemay observe the latter in either one of the two oppositely-located sight-mirrors 14. Owing to the intervention of-thereducing-l'enses l5 and 20between himself and the mirrors 14 and'21 respectively, the reflection which is seen by the sitter'in any one of the said mirrors is reduced in size tosuch-an extent that it may be readily taken in or observed at a glance. v e

After the sitter hassatisfied himself ,as to the desirability of his pose'ashe sees it reflected'rupona reduced scale in either one 'of' the two sight-mirrors14 of the central aper: ture'd' mirror 21, the said mirror 21 is moved rapidly downward from the position in which it'is shown in full lines in Fig.2 to the position in which it is shown by broken lines in the same figure, by any suitable'mechanism, or

permitted to drop by gravity,if desired;

The: downward movement of the mirror 21 as justabove 'describedcauses the aperture 23 therein to pass by the lens 11 of the camwill record when the aperture 23 of-the mir- 5 ror 21 hasfbeen brought into "registration with the lens 11 0f the camera 12. Without some means of reducing the size of the reflected-image, the mirrors 1 1 and 21f'must V necessarily'be of larger size, in order tolreflect a substantially full-sized image, from whichit follows that the sitter must, under these-latter circumstances, sweep a Imuchlarger. area with his eyes, in order to ascertainthecharacter ofhis pose. Furthermore,

employing an image-reducing lens or its equivalent in front of the image-deflecting mirrors, the said mirrors need only be of such small size that their centers may be positioned very close to the axis of the lenssystem 11, so that the reflected-image observed by the sitter in the-sight-mirrors corresponds more closely to theimagewhich the camera will. record than would be the case if image-reducing means were to be omitted. V In Fig; 30f the drawings I have shown another form which myinvention may as r sume and 111 which the image-reducing lens 15 1s interposed between the 1mage-deflect-.

ing mirrorlO and thesight-mirrOr 14.

9 In Fig. at I have shown a form of myin: ventionin which theimage observedin the sight-mirror by the person to be photo graphed is reduced in scale by substituting a concave image-deflecting mirror 24! for; the

flatimage-deflecting mirrors .10 of the forms of my invention shown in theprecedingfig- ,ures. In this form of my inventionfthe imageereducing lens may be dispensed with, since the mirror 24L functions to both deflect the image of the sitter and reduce it in1size.-

In Fig. 5' I have shown'the formof my:

invention generally corresponding to h shownin Figs. 1 and 2 but in which the imagerdeflecting mirror 10 is replaced :by a

prism' -system 25 which receives and deflects ontothe sight-mirror litheimage ofthe sitter, which, as shown, passeslthrough the image-reducing lens 15 beforebeing deflected by the said prism.

. I claim: I r

Y 1. In a pose-reflecting system. for photo graphic apparatus, the combination with; a camera and the lens-system thereof; of an image-deflecting member positioned: to one side of andclosely adjacent to. the "axis of the outer end of said lens-system, a sightmirror positionedforward andtoone side of the said image-deflecting memberyand an image-reducing lens interposed between the person to be photographed and the said sight-mirror; whereby a personto belphotoe graphed is enabled, before his-photograph istaken, to observe in thesaid sight-mirror, a reduced-scalereflecti on of substantially the identical profile of himself which'the said camera will-record when the same is oper- "2'. In'apose-reflecting'system for photo graphic apparatus, the combinationwith' a camera and: the lens-system thereofyof an obliquely-disposed image-deflecting mirrorpositioned to one'side ofandclosely adja cent to the axis 'of the'outer end of said lenssystem; a second or'sight-mirror obliquelydisposed with respect tothe said image-de-q fleeting mirror and positioned forward-"of and to one side-thereof; and an image-reducmg lens interposed between .the person to be photographed and the said sight-mirror; whereby a person to be photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe in the said sight-mirror a reducedsca-le reflection of substantially the identical profile of himself which the said camera will record when the same is operated.

3. In a pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus, as in claim 2 and having the image-reducing lens interposed directly between the person to be photographed and the image-deflecting mirror.

4:. In a pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus, the combination with a camera and the lens-system thereof; of two obliquely-disposed image-deflecting mirrors respectively positioned upon each of the opposite sides of and closely adjacent to the axis of the outer end of said lens-system; a sight-mirror obliquely-disposed with respect to and positioned forward of and to one side of each of the said image-deflecting mirrors; whereby a person to be photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe in either of the said sight-mirrors the reflection of substantially the identical profile of himself which the said camera will record when the same is operated.

5. In a pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus, the combination with a camera and lens-system thereof; of a mirrorunit normally located in front of said lenssystem to prevent the image of a person to be photographed from being recorded by said camera and movable from said normal po sition to permit the said image to be recorded by said camera; two image-deflecting members respectively positioned on each of the opposite sides of the said mirror-unit and closely adjacent to the axis of the outer end of the saidlens-system; and a sightmirror positioned forward and to one side of each of the said image-deflecting members; whereby a person to be photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe a reflection of either the full-face image or right or left profile-image of himself which the camera will record when operated.

6. A posea'eflecting system for photographic apparatus as in claim 5, and having provision for reducing the images reflected from the said sight-mirror and the said mirror-unit to such proportions as to be readily observed at a glance.

7. In a pose-reflecting system for photogra hic a aratus the combination with a camera and lens-system thereof; of a mirrorunit normally located in front of said lenssystem to prevent the image of a person to be photographed from being recordedby said camera, and movable from said normal position to permit the said image to be recorded by said camera; two image-deflecting members respectively positioned upon each of the opposite sides of the said mirror-unit and closely adjacent to the axis of the said lenssystem; and a sight-mirror positioned forward and to one'sideof each of the said image-deflecting members; whereby a person to lee-photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe a reflection of either the full-face or the right orleft profile-image of himself which the camera will record when operated.

8; Ina pose-reflecting system for photographic-apparatus, the combination with a camera and lens-system thereof; of a mirrorunit normally located in front of saidlenssystem to prevent the image of a person to be photographed from being recorded by said camera, and movable from said normal position to permit the said image to'be recorded by said camera; two image-deflecting members respectively positioned upon each of the opposite sides of the said mirror-unit and closely adjacent to the axis of the said lens-system; a sight-mirror positioned forward and to one. side of each of the. said image-deflecting members; and an image-reducing lens interposed between the person to be pliotographedand each of the image-defleeting mirrors and the central mirror-unit; whereby a person to be photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observeareduced-scale reflection of either the full-face or the right or left profile-image sides of the said mirror-unit and closelyadjacent to the axis of the outer end of the said lens-system; and a sight-mirror positioned forward and to one side of eachi of the said image deflecting mirrors; whereby aperson to be photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe a reflection of either the full-face or the right or leftprofile-image of himself whichthe camera will record when operated. a r

10. In a pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus, the combination with a camera and the lens-system thereof; of a mirror-unit normally located in front of said lens-system to prevent the image of a person to be photographed from being recorded by said camera and movable from said normal position to permit the said image to be recorded by said camera; two obliquely-disposed image-deflectingmirrors respectively its positioned upon each of the opposite sides of the said mirror-unit and closely adjacent to .the axis of the outer end of the said lens-systerm; a sight-mirror positioned forward and .to one side of each of the said image-deflecting mirrors; and an image-reducing lens interposed betweenthe person .to be photographed and each of the said image-deflecting mirrors and the said mirror-unit; Whereby a person to be photographed'is enabled, before his photographis taken,. to observe a reduced-scale reflection of either the fullface or the right or left profile-image of himself whichthe camera will record when operated.

11. In a'pose-reflecting system for photographic apparatus, the combination with a camera and lens-system. thereof; of anim a ge-deflecting member positioned to one side of and closely adjacent to the axis of the outer end of. the said lens-system and horizontally in line therewith a sight-mirror positioned forward and to one side of'the said image-deflecting mirror; and means for re- Y ducing the image reflected from the'said sight-mirror to such proportions as to be readily observed at a glance; whereby a person to be photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe in -the said sight-mirror the reflection of substantially V the identical profile of himself which the said camera will record when the same is I which the said camera will record when the specification.

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12. Ina pose-reflecting system for photogra-phiciapparatus, the combination with a camera and lens-system thereof; of an obliquely-disposed image-deflecting mirror positioned to one side of and closely adjacent to the axis of the outer end of the said lens-system and horizontally in line therewith; a second or: sight-mirror obliquely-dis;

posed with respect to the said image-deflecting mirror andpositioned forward of and to one side thereof; and Imeans for reducing the image reflected from thesaid obliquelyor disposed sight-mirror to such proportions as to be readily observed at a glance; whereby a person to be-photographed is enabled, before his photograph is taken, to observe in the said sight-mirror the reflection of substantially the identical profile of himself same is operated.

In testimony whereof, I have signed, this LUTHER G. SIMJIAN. 

